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View Article 11:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 WTTW Chicago’s Sidewalks Aren’t Accessible for People With Mobility Challenges, Lawsuit Argues. The City Wants the Case Dismissed https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/22/chicago-s-sidewalks-aren-t-accessible-people-mobility-challenges-lawsuit-argues-city Getting around Chicago can be extremely difficult for people with a disability — and not just because it’s a complicated, noisy urban environment. In 2023, a federal judge ruled in a class action lawsuit that Chicago’s failure to make its signalized crosswalks accessible to blind and low-vision pedestrians violated the …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 WLS AM Weekend Violence: 38 Wounded, Eight Killed https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/22/weekend-violence-38-wounded-eight-killed/ (CHICAGO) — At least 38 people were shot and wounded and eight people fatally shot in weekend shootings across Chicago. The worst incident was a mass shooting late Friday night in the Roseland neighborhood where police say a vehicle pulled up and two people inside opened fire, spraying a crowd …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 WLS AM Ford City Mall to close its doors for good on Monday https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/22/ford-city-mall-to-close-its-doors-for-good-on-monday/ On Sunday, the Windy City’s last JCPenney closed its doors for good, and on Monday, so will the Ford City Mall. A Cook County judge’s signature brought an end to Ford City Mall’s 61-year run along South Cicero Avenue on the Southwest Side when the judge made an emergency order …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 WLS AM New Illinois laws to start in July https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/22/new-illinois-laws-to-start-in-july/ Most new laws in Illinois take effect at the start of the year, but there are a handful of bills that will actually take effect in the coming weeks. According to the Illinois General Assembly, most of those laws are technical changes to preexisting laws, but there are a handful …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 NBC Local Popular frozen nuggets, patties recalled after customers find plastic pieces inside https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/morningstar-farms-recall-plastic-pieces/3951873/ A popular item sold in the freezer section of grocery stores is being recalled after customers recently complained of plastic pieces inside the food. Chicago-based Morningstar Farms, known for its wide variety of vegetarian and plant-based meat alternatives, is voluntarily recalling bags of Buffalo Chik'n Nuggets and Hot and Spicy …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 Fox Chicago Illinois police chief issues warning to parents after Georgia man allegedly traveled to meet local girl http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-police-chief-warning-parents-georgia-man-allegedly-traveled-meet-local-girl ![Georgia man accused of traveling to meet Illinois girl, police chief issues warning to parents][9] ![Georgia man accused of traveling to meet Illinois girl, police chief issues warning to parents][9] #### [ Georgia man accused of traveling to meet Illinois girl, police chief issues warning to parents ][10] A Georgia …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 Fox Chicago Years after Chicago bride's murder, new details revealed about fugitive husband in court http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-bride-murder-fbi-most-wanted ![FBI's Most Wanted captured after 14 years][1] ![FBI's Most Wanted captured after 14 years][1] #### [ FBI's Most Wanted captured after 14 years ][2] More than 14 years after a woman was found murdered just hours after her wedding, the man accused of killing her is finally back in the …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times White Sox activate catcher Kyle Teel from rehab assignment ahead of Guardians series https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/06/22/white-sox-activate-catcher-kyle-teel-rehab-assignment-guardians-edgar-quero * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The White Sox are getting back a big bat just in time for a big series. The team activated …
View Article 11 a.m. June 22, 2026 CBS Local CBS News investigation of Jeffrey Epstein jail video reveals new discrepancies https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jeffrey-epstein-jail-video-investigation/ In the weeks after Jeffrey Epstein died at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan, in August 2019, then-Attorney General William Barr said his "personal review" of surveillance footage clearly showed that no one entered the area where Epstein was housed, leading him to agree with the conclusion of the …
View Article 11 a.m. June 22, 2026 CBS Local Chicago city leaders to announces support for Department of Gun Violence Prevention after weekend shootings https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-department-gun-violence-prevention/ Following a violent weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to throw their support behind a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention. Chicago police said as of Monday morning, eight people had been killed and 38 more wounded in shootings [ over the holiday weekend ][23] going back to 5 p.m. …
View Article 11 a.m. June 22, 2026 CBS Local Black Girl Wellness Fest will be at UIC Forum in Chicago this weekend https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/black-girl-wellness-fest-uic-forum-chicago/ If you're looking to feel better about your health and wellness, there will be a whole conference dedicated to it this weekend. The Black Girl Wellness Fest at UIC Forum in Chicago is specifically focused on wellness and health for women of color. Three of the organizers joined CBS News …
View Article 11 a.m. June 22, 2026 CBS Local Logan Square redesign ribbon cutting unveils reconfigured public space on Milwaukee Avenue https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/logan-square-redesign-ribbon-cutting-milwaukee-avenue/ The Logan Square Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled a new public space at Milwaukee Avenue Monday morning. Johnson attended the ribbon cutting for the new one-acre space. It has improved roadway safety, and replaced aging infrastructure that runs through Logan Square an Avondale. It also created …
View Article 11 a.m. June 22, 2026 CBS Local Alan Greenspan, chair of Federal Reserve under 4 U.S. presidents, dies at age 100 https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/alan-greenspan-dies-age-100-federal-reserve-chairman/ Alan Greenspan, an economist who served as chairman of the Federal Reserve under four U.S. presidents, died on Monday, his wife Andrea Mitchell said. He was 100. Greenspan died at his home due to complications of Parkinson's Disease, Mitchell said in a [ statement ][1] reported by NBC News, where …
View Article 11 a.m. June 22, 2026 Capitol Fax Sen. Linda Holmes will withdraw from ballot, retire at end of term https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/22/sen-linda-holmes-will-withdraw-from-ballot-retire-at-end-of-term/ * Sen. Linda Holmes… > After 20 years representing Illinois’ 42nd District, Assistant Senate Majority > Leader Linda Holmes announced Monday that she will not seek reelection and > will withdraw her name from the November 2026 ballot. Holmes, who was first > elected to the Illinois Senate in 2006, …
View Article 11 a.m. June 22, 2026 ABC Local Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns amid FBI investigation https://abc30.com/post/los-angeles-unified-school-district-superintendent-alberto-carvalho-resigns-amid-fbi-investigation/19353892/ LOS ANGELES -- The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools has resigned four months after he was put on paid leave during a federal investigation, the district's Board of Education said Monday. Alberto Carvalho denied any wrongdoing earlier this year and had asked to be reinstated as head of the …
View Article 11 a.m. June 22, 2026 ABC Local Man falls to his death during Goose concert at Madison Square Garden in New York https://6abc.com/post/connecticut-man-identified-paul-keuker-apparently-falls-death-goose-concert-madison-square-garden/19354542/ NEW YORK -- A 51-year-old Connecticut man fell to his death from an upper deck of Madison Square Garden during a concert on Saturday night, police said. Officers responding to a 911 call around 9:51 p.m. found the man unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicating a fall from an "elevated …
View Article 9:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 Fox Chicago Chicago leaders call for new gun violence prevention department after deadly weekend http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-gun-violence-prevention-department ![Violent weekend in Chicago prompts push for permanent fix][1] ![Violent weekend in Chicago prompts push for permanent fix][1] #### [ Violent weekend in Chicago prompts push for permanent fix ][2] At least seven people were killed and 45 injured in weekend violence across Chicago, and President Trump weighed in. #### …
View Article 9:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Bullets from Dan Ryan shootout shatters window of CTA train; glass shards injure passenger in Roseland https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/22/bullets-from-dan-ryan-shootout-shatters-window-of-cta-train-glass-shards-injure-passenger-in-roseland * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][57] * [ Facebook ][58] * [ Bluesky ][59] * [ Email ][60] * [ Reddit ][61] * [ Flipboard ][62] A shootout among three vehicles traveling on the Dan Ryan Expressway left a CTA passenger to be hit by …
View Article 9:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Law to make hospital billing simpler has failed https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/06/22/hospital-billing-fbi-chicago-public-schools-obama-presidential-center * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ### Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 **Below** : Understanding hospital billing was supposed to get easier, but a federal …
View Article 9:01 a.m. June 22, 2026 chicago-contrarian Chicago Teachers Union’s Sustainable Community Schools Model Is a Failure https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-teachers-union-sustainable-community-schools-model-failure **_CTU’s model is about union control, not children's education and safety. Change will only come if the CTU’s stranglehold, which overrides the mayor and school board, is broken_ ** Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union’s “sustainable community schools” model claims to be a “holistic” approach to education. In …